Pail.



M, E. DAVIS. PAIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1911.

Patented Apr. 7, 191% Tag 1/ COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 1:0..WASHINGT0N. n. r.

INVENTOR MILTON E. DAV/5 BY Vofmf/ TTORNEYS MILTON E. DAVIS, 01? GANASTOTA, .NEW YORK.

PAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent Patented Apr. "X, 12141.

1 Application filed March 23, 1911. Serial No. 616,321.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON E. DAVIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canastota, in the county of Madison and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pails, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to a pail, and I declare the following to be a full, clear, concise and exact description thereof suflicient to enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a pail adapted to be used more especially in connection with mop wringers.

The pail is constructed with a bracket secured to one side whereby the handle may be detachably connected thereto in a man ner to prevent the pail from tipping and spilling the contents when being carried with a mop wringer; in other Words, the pail embodies means adapted to hold same in a normal upright position, when elevated, notwithstanding an extra weight on one side of same.

Other objects will appear from the drawings in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the pail; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pail holding a mop wringer; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the pail; F ig, 4 is a modified form of pail; Fig. 5 is detailed enlarged of a bracket employed; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a detachable bracket.

Referring more particularly to the pail which may be constructed of any suitable material or may be stamped out of sheet metal by the well known process in the art, same is represented by 1. The upper rim of the pail 1 has a flange 2 to form a wide portion for recess 3 and smaller recess 4- 1. Said flange 2 is designed to strengthen the top portion of the pail, whereby to relieve any abnormal strain due to the operation of a mop wringer thereon. Recesses 3 and 4l-t are designed for the reception of braces 7 of mop wringer 6, and have the function of adapting said pail 1 to any size of mop wringer that may be desirable to employ.

The pail 1 also has means for permitting the adjustable mounting of handle 8 adapted to have one end pivotally mounted as at 9 and the remote end detachably connected in one of a plurality of connected slots 10 of ear or bracket 10 and held therein by spring 11 secured to ear 10 as at 12. Said spring 11 is made of resilient material whereby it will permit its free end to bear against portion 13 of handle 8 to hold same in any one of the plurality of slots 10, and will also yield for the moving of portion 13 of handle 8 to any other one of said slots 10 in accordance with the center of gravity of pail as determined by the weight of mop wringer 6 and its disposition off said center. Bracket 10 has slots 1414 and is adjustably mounted by set screws 1515 to cleats 1616 secured to side of pail 1. This vertical adjustment of bracket 10 adapts the handle to be elevated or lowered within the limits prescribed by slots 114 to accommodate the height of said handle 8 to the height of any mop wringer employed.

In Fig. 1, pail 1 has cleat 17 the equivalent of flange 2 adapted to strengthen the adjacent portion of pail 1. There is also a bracket 18 secured to or integral with pail 1. Said bracket is strengthened by brace 19. The handle designated 2O having grip 20 is provided with an inward curved portion 21 whereby said handle 20 will always be held in a convenient position above the top edge 22 of pail 1, when said handle 8 is permitted to drop from the hand of the user by force of gravity.

The bracket or flange is shown in Fig. 6 as detached. It is provided for the purpose of attaching it to any pail with cleats at having holes 41 for the reception of screws or bolts by which it may be secured to any pail. Said bracket has also apertures the same as apertures 3 and 41 of the pail shown in Fig. 1.

Having described my invention, what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A pail having a vertical bracket mounted thereon and provided with a cutout and vertical slots therein opening into said outout, a handle having one end adapted for engagement in a given slot and means normally retaining the handle in such slot.

2. A pail having an extension mounted on one side with a cutout and vertical slots combination of a bracket having a plurality of slots therein connected by a common opening, means for adjusting the vertical 10 position of said bracket, said slots being Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of Patents,

adapted to form bearingsfor one end of a handle of said pail, substantially as de scribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two MILTON YE, DAVIS, 7 1

Witnesses.

V Witnesses: v ELEANOR T. DE GIoRGI, T. L. WILDER.

Washington, D. G. 

